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Fissel's School

Coordinates: 39°46′06″N 76°44′01″W / 39.76820°N 76.73354°W / 39.76820; -76.73354
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Fissel's School
Fissel's School, October 2012
Fissel's School is located in Pennsylvania
Fissel's School
Fissel's School is located in the United States
Fissel's School
LocationJct. of Fissel's Church Rd, and Country Club Rd., Shrewsbury Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°46′06″N 76°44′01″W / 39.76820°N 76.73354°W / 39.76820; -76.73354
Arealess than one acre
Built1896
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.97001253[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 1997

Fissel's School is a historic one-room school building located at Shrewsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1896, and is a 1 1/2-story, brick building with Queen Anne stylistic elements. It measures 28 feet, 6 inches, wide and 30 feet, 4 inches, deep with a 22 foot wide, 7 foot deep entrance portico. It has a gable roof with decorative bargeboard and fishscale shingles. Atop the roof above the entrance is a belfry. It ceased use as a school about 1946.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-12-20. Note: This includes Barbara A. Brand (July 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fissel's School" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-18.